A critical, labor- and tech-focused newsletter examining how big tech reshapes employment, the hype and mechanics of generative AI, and the real-world harms of algorithmic decision-making. Readers get a pointed, practitioner-informed perspective on AI and the economics of exploitation.
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Venkatesh Rao writes personal, theory-driven essays that build loose models of technology, history and culture, including his world machines theory and his experience of working with AI coding agents. Issues also cover his book club readings, protocol fiction and commentary on debates about humanism and AI.
A literary and intellectual magazine's newsletter featuring essays, criticism and interviews on politics, technology, books and culture. Issues pair new pieces from the magazine with curated archive articles and writer interviews.
Exponential View offers analysis of the AI economy, covering investment trends, lab financials, and the wider impact of technology on work and geopolitics. Readers get data-driven weekly charts, commentary on AI developments, and curated essays with the author's own forecasts.
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